Times are once again good for mainline pilots, and business is strong enough that many do not want to waste time on petty squabbles. As a result, pilots at all four major U.S. carriers have either recently gained substantial pay increases, or expect to soon.
French aerospace and defense company Safran is looking at “potential options” for its security division after announcing plans to sell off its airport explosives detection business.
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand have joined forces in their quest to start using biofuel, and the new arrangement could result in a combined supply deal.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to expand its Canadian aerostructures operation, potentially bringing in work on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and from another original equipment manufacturer to augment assembly operations for neighboring Bombardier.
Thai Airways President Charamporn Jotikasthira says the airline is halfway through a three-year restructuring program and aims at “sustainable growth” and a return to the U.S. in 2017.
Nearly one year after the crash of a Germanwings Airbus A320 in the French Alps, the country’s air accident investigation bureau, BEA, is making several recommendations that are geared to better protect passengers from pilots with suicidal tendencies.
Indian LCC IndiGo has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, marking the beginning of the next phase of its growth and becoming the first A320neo operator in India.
Air New Zealand and United Airlines have confirmed they will form a revenue-sharing partnership on transpacific routes after United launches its flight to Auckland in July.
The provincial government of Hainan wants at least five air services to Russia and Australia to open by the end of 2017, as part of a drive to increase international connections to the southern Chinese holiday island.
Porter Airlines says it is on the cusp of gaining U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance at its main Toronto hub, a development that should permit the airline to fly to two important airports: New York LaGuardia and Washington Reagan National.
An 18-month FAA reauthorization bill proposed by the U.S. Senate on March 9 would require the agency to be able to receive and use space-based automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) data for tactical aircraft separation services over the oceans by 2018.
Airlines for America (A4A) has strongly criticized the FAA reauthorization bill proposed in the U.S. Senate, saying it “seeks to reregulate airline industry pricing and service provisions.”
Turkish authorities and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have confirmed their interest in concluding comprehensive air transport agreements with the European Union.
